Sylvester Turner

Sylvester Turner

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Texas House of Representatives District 139

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Mayor of Houston

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U.S. House Texas District 18

Predecessor: Erica Lee Carter

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Houston, 1977

Law

Harvard Law School, 1980

Personal

Birthplace

Houston, Texas

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Attorney

Sylvester Turner (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 18th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. He left office on March 5, 2025.

Turner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 18th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2026.

Turner died on March 5, 2025.

Biography

Sylvester Turner was born in Houston, Texas. Turner earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Houston in 1977 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1980. His career experience includes working as an attorney. Turner became a member of the Acres Home Citizens Chamber of Commerce, American Cancer Society Board, Brookhollow Baptist Church, Coalition for School Improvement, and the United Negro College Fund.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sylvester Turner (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Earnest Clayton is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Earnest Clayton

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Allen Berry, Carmen Montiel, and Cyrus Sajna are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Allen Berry
		Carmen Montiel
		Cyrus Sajna

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2024

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Sylvester Turner defeated Lana Centonze, Vince Duncan, and Kevin Dural in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvester Turner (D)	69.4	151,834
		Lana Centonze (R)	30.5	66,810
		Vince Duncan (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	62
		Kevin Dural (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	14

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 218,720
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ed Atkinson (Veteran's Party)
• Sheila Jackson Lee (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Amanda Edwards and Robert Slater (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee	60.0	23,629
		Amanda Edwards	37.3	14,668
		Robert Slater (Unofficially withdrew)	2.7	1,059

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,356
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jasmine Blue (D)
• Isaiah Martin (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Lana Centonze defeated Aaron Hermes in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lana Centonze	53.3	6,202
		Aaron Hermes	46.7	5,438

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,640
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Endorsements

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2023

See also: Mayoral election in Houston, Texas (2023)

Sylvester Turner was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Houston, Texas (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Houston

Incumbent Sylvester Turner defeated Tony Buzbee in the general runoff election for Mayor of Houston on December 14, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvester Turner (Nonpartisan)	56.0	113,262
		Tony Buzbee (Nonpartisan)	44.0	88,844

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,106
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General election

General election for Mayor of Houston

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Houston on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvester Turner (Nonpartisan)	46.4	111,789
✔		Tony Buzbee (Nonpartisan)	28.8	69,361
		Bill King (Nonpartisan)	14.0	33,772
		Dwight Boykins (Nonpartisan)	5.9	14,212
	Submit photo	Victoria Romero (Nonpartisan)	1.2	2,933
		Sue Lovell (Nonpartisan)	1.2	2,932
		Demetria Smith (Nonpartisan)	0.7	1,694
		Roy Vasquez (Nonpartisan)	0.6	1,556
		Kendall Baker (Nonpartisan)	0.4	982
	Submit photo	Derrick Broze (Nonpartisan)	0.3	686
		Naoufal Houjami (Nonpartisan)	0.2	560
	Submit photo	Johnny Taylor (Nonpartisan)	0.2	555

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,032
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2015

See also: Houston, Texas municipal elections, 2015

The city of Houston, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 24, 2015. In the mayoral race, the candidates were former Congressman Chris Bell, Houston Councilman Stephen C. Costello, Joe Ferreira, Adrian Garcia, Ben Hall, Bill King, Victoria Lane, Marty McVey, Rafael Muñoz Jr., Nguyen Thai Hoc, Demetria Smith, Dale Steffes and Representative Sylvester Turner. Sylvester Turner and Bill King advanced from the general.

Sylvester Turner defeated Bill King in the runoff election.

Mayor of Houston, Runoff election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sylvester Turner	50.2%	104,639
Bill King	49.8%	103,961
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting)		208,600
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Runoff Election Results," December 12, 2015

Mayor of Houston, General election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sylvester Turner	31.3%	81,735
Bill King	25.3%	65,968
Adrian Garcia	17.1%	44,758
Ben Hall	9.5%	24,805
Chris Bell	7.4%	19,345
Stephen C. Costello	6.7%	17,546
Nguyen Thai Hoc	0.9%	2,325
Marty McVey	0.5%	1,378
Demetria Smith	0.5%	1,234
Victoria Lane	0.3%	908
Rafael Muñoz Jr.	0.2%	515
Dale Steffes	0.1%	302
Joe Ferreira	0.1%	240
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting)		261,059
Source: Harris County Texas, "Official general election results," accessed November 16, 2015

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Sylvester Turner was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Turner won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 139. Turner was unopposed in the May 29 primary and defeated Sam Brocato (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas House of Representatives, District 139, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sylvester Turner Incumbent	77.1%	39,022
	Republican	Sam Brocato	22.9%	11,604
Total Votes				50,626

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Turner won re-election in District 139. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 139 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Sylvester Turner (D)		20,842	100%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Turner won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from the 139th District, receiving 35,220 votes with no opposition. He raised $472,175 for his campaign.

Texas House of Representatives, District 139
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Sylvester Turner (D)		35,220	100.00%

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

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Campaign website

Turner’s campaign website stated the following:

“	PLATFORM Sylvester Turner’s Plan to Keep the 18th District Thriving Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will be hard to replace, but Sylvester Turner knows we cannot afford to drop the ball when it comes to delivering for the people of our district. Of all the candidates, only Sylvester can hit the ground running from Day One. Sylvester’s plan includes: 1. Keep federal resources flowing to address hurricane recovery, cancer clusters in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens, rising prices, public safety, health care, women’s reproductive freedom, education, police accountability, and more. 2. Protect women and families. Increase services and funding for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking, including funding for programs under the Violence Against Women Act, reauthorized through the work of the Congresswoman. 3. Pass a federal law to codify Roe v. Wade. Only federal legislation can invalidate Texas’ abortion ban. 4. Address rising prices and the high cost of living by investing in affordable housing and bringing down the price of essentials like food, energy, prescription drugs and healthcare. 5. Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, reintroduced by the Congresswoman in May. The act would limit qualified immunity, strengthen civil rights protections, improve training, ensure transparency, and invest in innovative approaches to public safety. 6. Pass strong reforms to end the epidemic of gun violence. Require universal background checks on all gun purchases, require mental health background checks and restrictions for gun ownership (red flag laws), raise the minimum age to purchase a gun, and require gun safety storage laws. 7. Reduce inequality in our public schools and end the HISD takeover. School districts and public and private programs receiving federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education through the State of Texas should not be vehicles for discrimination. 8. Achieve environmental justice for the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens by holding the EPA’s feet to the fire on the investigation at the Union Pacific Railroad site. 9. Pass the Equality Act to outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service. 10. Protect the Affordable Care Act from Republican attacks and work for full participation in Medicaid expansion by the State of Texas, to cover millions of uninsured Texans.	”
—Sylvester Turner’s campaign website (2024)

2019

Sylvester Turner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Turner’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Every day, Mayor Sylvester Turner is working to lift every voice in Houston so we can continue to do great things for our city. Under his thoughtful, determined leadership, we showed the world our resilience, grit and grace during the depths of Hurricane Harvey and the continuing recovery. We came together as Republicans and Democrats, business people and working families, to save our city from bankruptcy by fixing our pension crisis. We created more than 100,000 new jobs in the region last year with a focus on startups, technology and innovation. We filled hundreds of millions of dollars in gaps in tough budgets and filled more than 165,000 potholes. And yes, we successfully hosted a Super Bowl and celebrated with the World Series Champions Houston Astros. Houston is a city that never sleeps—and this is a story that continues to be told every day, by every one of us. That’s why Mayor Turner is laser-focused on flood recovery, prevention and mitigation efforts – from securing billions of dollars in federal funding to passing sweeping changes in the way we develop our city in the future. He is working to ease traffic congestion and improve road conditions through improvements to Rebuild Houston – the city’s program for streets and drainage that was approved by voters in a landslide last November – and working with METRO to expand and upgrade our transportation infrastructure. He is not only lifting every voice in Houston, but also lifting entire communities. His award-winning Complete Communities initiative is creating more complete neighborhoods with access to quality affordable homes, jobs, well-maintained parks and greenspace, improved streets and sidewalks, grocery stores, retail, good schools, and transit options. And he is Houston’s biggest booster when it comes to creating more jobs and economic opportunity – from helping to bring in millions of dollars to Houston through events like the 2020 World Energy Conference, to collaborating with leading institutions to make Houston a world leader in data science and digital technologies. Mayor Turner always says, “In Houston, if you can dream it, you can do it.” His life is a testament to that philosophy.	”
—Sylvester Turner’s campaign website (2019)

2015

Turner's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Economic opportunity

• Excerpt: "Sylvester believes that cities should be given the power to pass local minimum wage increases by a vote of the people."
• Excerpt: "Sylvester believes the city should use all available tools to attract and retain jobs, including economic incentives. But the effective use of these incentives requires a real commitment to serve all of Houston, not just a select few."

Safety

• Excerpt: "A comprehensive study of HPD released last year supports the conclusion that additional officers are needed. Funding, of course, is the challenge. That’s one of the reasons Sylvester would take a hard look at increasing our revenue cap and dedicating the funds to public safety."

Transportation

• Excerpt: "Sylvester will work to implement a quick-fix, 24-hour street maintenance program for city roads. At the same time, we need to be cognizant about the effects of construction on nearby businesses. We should do everything we can to notify businesses of construction, street closures and water cutoffs in a timely manner."
• Excerpt: "Sylvester supports a planned approach to transit that includes buses, rail, bikes and pedestrian options, to provide effective and affordable options to all areas of the city."

Education

• Excerpt:

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Sylvester will bring the city, school districts and parents together to: Work with the Texas Legislature to get Houston’s schools the funding they deserve. Share resources with neighborhoods to support after-school and year-round learning. Get students to school safely by prioritizing sidewalk repairs and other infrastructure improvements along school routes. Protect neighborhoods from school closures by collaborating with school districts to accommodate community needs and future growth.

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Immigration reform

• Excerpt: "As a legislator, Sylvester has long supported the Texas DREAM Act and drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants. He’s fought proposals that would have resulted in increased police harassment of Latinos based on their perceived immigration status. He will be proud to support DACA and DAPA as mayor."
• Excerpt: "Sylvester strongly believes that our police officers should not be asking immigration status when investigating—the immigrant community needs to know that police are not interested in their immigration status; and that, for their own safety, they should cooperate with HPD officers looking into crime."

Campaign finance summary

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Sylvester Turner campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Texas District 18	Withdrew general	$29,075	$104,471
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 18	Won general	$652,567	$444,504
2014	Texas House of Representatives, District 139	Won	$888,828	N/A**
2012	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$294,685	N/A**
2010	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$360,685	N/A**
2008	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$472,175	N/A**
2006	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$378,530	N/A**
2004	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$804,115	N/A**
2002	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$544,278	N/A**
2000	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$179,448	N/A**
1998	Texas State House, District 139	Won	$90,290	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Sylvester Turner

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Colin Allred  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Texas (2024)	Primary	Lost General
Joe Biden  source  (D, Working Families Party)	President of the United States (2020)	Primary	Won General
Michael Bloomberg  source	President of the United States (2020)	Primary	Withdrew in Convention

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on December 17, 2021

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Turner announced on December 17, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.

Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also: Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

Turner was mayor of Houston during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in Houston, Texas, began on Friday, May 29, 2020, with a march downtown to city hall. No curfews were issued. The national guard was not deployed.

To read more about the death of George Floyd and subsequent events, click [show] to the right.

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers arrested Floyd, a Black man, after receiving a call that he had made a purchase with a counterfeit $20 bill. Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, a white officer, arrived at the scene and pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck as Floyd laid face-down on the street in handcuffs. Both the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and an independent autopsy conducted by Floyd's family ruled Floyd's death as a homicide stemming from the incident. The medical examiner's report, prepared by Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson, said that it was "not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process." On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in relation to Floyd's death. Floyd's death was filmed and shared widely, leading to activity regarding racism, civil rights, and police use of force. The first events took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul on May 26. An event in Chicago organized by Chance the Rapper and Rev. Michael Pfleger took place the same day, making it the first major city outside of Minneapolis to host an event in response to Floyd's death.

Bond issue

See also: Does a mayoral candidate in Houston have a plan to sell junk bonds?

During the 2015 Houston mayoral runoff campaign, Turner released a radio ad claiming that opponent Bill King planned "to sell billions of dollars in junk bonds." Ballotpedia found that, while King announced plans to sell bonds to pay for infrastructure projects and Houston’s pension obligations, these bonds would be considered investment grade bonds, not junk bonds. Read the full analysis of this statement here.

Working for CenterPoint

Turner, a lawyer, was on retainer for CenterPoint Energy, a power company, at the same time he served on the state House Committee on State Affairs, which has jurisdiction over bills that would affect power providers.

Turner has often called for stricter regulations for utility companies.

Turner told the news Web site Texas Watchdog that he did not feel his work for CenterPoint posed a conflict of interest. Turner disclosed the relationship between his firm, Barnes & Turner, and CenterPoint on his 2008 and 2009 personal financial disclosure forms.

Fined by Ethics Commission

In March 2010, Turner was fined $4,500 by the Texas Ethics Commission for political contribution reporting discrepancies in 2007 and 2008. A report by the Commission show that Turner had a number of violations, including under-reporting amounts, failing to disclose correct reimbursements to staff, and failing to accurately report use of personal funds for political purposes.

Personal

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Turner has one child.

State legislative tenure

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2015

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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1. Americans for Prosperity Texas - Texas Legislative Report Card 2015 Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation. Concerned Women for America of Texas: Legislative Scorecard for the 84th session Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking. Conservative Roundtable: Senate and House - 2015 Conservative Solutions Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2015 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 84th legislative session Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. Environment Texas - 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Heritage Alliance - 2015 Texas Conservative Report Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2015 Legislative Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2015 Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Eagle Forum - 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas Right to Life - 2015 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2015 Texas House, From Right to Left Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2015 Session Report Card Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2013

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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening. Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5. Concerned Women for America of Texas: Senate and House Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking. Conservative Roundtable - 2013 Conservative Solutions Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2013 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 83rd regular legislative session Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. NARAL Pro-Choice Texas: 2013 Legislative Scorecard on House Bill 2 Legislators are scored based on votes for House Bill 2. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2013-2014 Legislative Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2013 Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Eagle Forum - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas League of Conservation Voters - 2013 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues. Texas Right to Life - 2013 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2013 Texas House, From Right to Left Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2013 Session Report Card Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. The American Conservative Union - 2013 State Legislative Ratings Guide Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Young Conservatives of Texas - 83rd Session House Budget Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes for Amendments 2, 12, 51, 95, and 118. Young Conservatives of Texas: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.

2012

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In 2012, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2011

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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29. Conservative Roundtable - 2012 Conservative Roundtable Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas - 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Heritage Alliance - 2011 Texas Conservative Report Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues. Humane Society Legislative Fund - Humane 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills. Texas Eagle Forum - The 82nd Legislative Session: Lost Opportunities Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas Right to Life - 2011 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas League of Conservation Votes - 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - Liberals and Conservatives in the Texas House: The 2011 Ranking Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texas Watch: 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on consumer-related bills. Young Conservatives of Texas - Legislative Ratings for the 82nd Legislature Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2015
• Appropriations, Vice-Chair
• State Affairs

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Turner served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2013
• Appropriations, Vice chair
• State Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Turner served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2011
• Appropriations, Vice chair
• State Affairs

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Political offices
Preceded by Erica Lee Carter (D)	U.S. House Texas District 18 2025-2025	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Mayor of Houston 2016-2024	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Texas House of Representatives District 139 1989-2016	Succeeded by -

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)